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# superscalar-summer
## [RV32E](https://docs.riscv.org/reference/isa/unpriv/unpriv-index.html)
Reduces number of integer registers to 16 general-purpose registers (x0-x15). Upper 16 registers consume around one quarter of the total area of the core excluding memories, thus their removal saves around 25% core area with a corresponding core power reduction.
Each register is 32 bits wide.
| Register | Description | Purpose |
| -------- | ----------- | ------- |
| x0 | dedicated zero | Source operand for value 0. |
| x1 | return address | Written by JAL/JALR. Holds address to be returned to once a function returns. Must be saved to stack before calling another function. |
| x2 | stack pointer | Always points to top of the stack in RAM. Decremented to allocate space, incremented to free it. CALLEE must restore it BEFORE returning. |
| x3 | global pointer | |
| x4 | thread pointer | |
| x5 | alternate link reg | Second link register for nested JAL sequences. Caller must save if needed across a call. |
| x6 | general scratch reg | |
| x7 | general scratch reg | |
| x8 | frame pointer | |
| x9 | saved register | |
| x10 | first function argument | Also used to return integer results from function. |
| x11 | second function argument | |
| x12 | third function argument | |
| x13 | fourth function argument | |
| x14 | fifth function argument | |
| x15 | sixth function argument | |
| pc | program counter | Address of current instruction |
## INSTRUCTION SET
### R-Type (Register-to-register)
| Instruction | Description | Encoding (`funct7` \| `funct3` \| `opcode`) |
| ----------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------ |
| ADD | Add two registers and store the result in rd. | `0000000` \| `000` \| `0110011` |
| SUB | Subtract rs2 from rs1 and store the result in rd. | `0100000` \| `000` \| `0110011` |
| SLL | Shift rs1 left by the amount in rs2 (logical), store result in rd. | `0000000` \| `001` \| `0110011` |
| SLT | Set rd to 1 if rs1 < rs2 (signed), otherwise 0. | `0000000` \| `010` \| `0110011` |
| SLTU | Set rd to 1 if rs1 < rs2 (unsigned), otherwise 0. | `0000000` \| `011` \| `0110011` |
| XOR | Bitwise XOR of rs1 and rs2, result in rd. | `0000000` \| `100` \| `0110011` |
| SRL | Shift rs1 right by the amount in rs2 (logical), store result in rd. | `0000000` \| `101` \| `0110011` |
| SRA | Shift rs1 right by the amount in rs2 (arithmetic), sign-extend result into rd. | `0100000` \| `101` \| `0110011` |
| OR | Bitwise OR of rs1 and rs2, result in rd. | `0000000` \| `110` \| `0110011` |
| AND | Bitwise AND of rs1 and rs2, result in rd. | `0000000` \| `111` \| `0110011` |
### I-Type (Immediate)
`—` in `imm[11:5]` means those bits carry data (the immediate value), not an encoding discriminator.
#### OP-IMM — Integer immediate ops (opcode `0010011`)
| Instruction | Description | Encoding (`imm[11:5]` \| `funct3` \| `opcode`) |
| ----------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| ADDI | Add sign-extended 12-bit immediate to rs1, store in rd. | — \| `000` \| `0010011` |
| SLTI | Set rd to 1 if rs1 < sign-extended imm (signed), else 0. | — \| `010` \| `0010011` |
| SLTIU | Set rd to 1 if rs1 < sign-extended imm (unsigned), else 0. | — \| `011` \| `0010011` |
| XORI | Bitwise XOR of rs1 and sign-extended imm, result in rd. | — \| `100` \| `0010011` |
| ORI | Bitwise OR of rs1 and sign-extended imm, result in rd. | — \| `110` \| `0010011` |
| ANDI | Bitwise AND of rs1 and sign-extended imm, result in rd. | — \| `111` \| `0010011` |
| SLLI | Shift rs1 left by shamt (`imm[4:0]`), logical, store in rd. | `0000000` \| `001` \| `0010011` |
| SRLI | Shift rs1 right by shamt (`imm[4:0]`), logical, store in rd. | `0000000` \| `101` \| `0010011` |
| SRAI | Shift rs1 right by shamt (`imm[4:0]`), arithmetic, store in rd. | `0100000` \| `101` \| `0010011` |
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